Mozart Was The Pop Artist Of His Day. Beethoven Was The True Musician.

They lived in and composed in completely different eras Beethoven was just as much of a pop artist as Mozart they just faced different demands mozart wrote pieces focused on simplicity and elegance because that was in vogue it was the teenage rebellion against all the baroque fuges and heavy counterpoint and you know what? its still the most listened to and enjoyed era of “classical music” and I think that says something also I'm not denying the absolute genius of my boy ludwig but he lived in a different time and a different world and that made an impact on the music he created music history new Mozart just dropped Mozart w. a. mozart beethoven ludwig van beethoven